Security guards prefer remaining on leave to work

• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Date: 11 March 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

For example, in recent days, staff from the Kfar Etzion field school have had difficulty locating security guards and medics for schools that have already registered for the activity.

Many young people who worked as security guards and medics on trips were sent on unpaid leave following the coronavirus rollout, but now, as hikes and trips return, they prefer to stay at home and enjoy the unemployment benefits they receive.

Sde Kfar Etzion School Deputy Director Amichai Noam explained: "At first it seemed like an isolated phenomenon, but when it comes to more and more schools, we realized that it is a challenge that threatens the return to routine activity...